Apple iOS up to 7.1 Log Message memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple iOS up to 7.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Log Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-1357. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 7.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Log Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in launchd in Apple iOS before 7.1.2, Apple OS X before 10.9.4, and Apple TV before 6.1.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application that generates log messages.

The weakness was published 06/30/2014 by Ian Beer (Cloudfuzzer) with Google Project Zero as HT6298 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-1357 since 01/08/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/08/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76317 (Mac OS X 10.9.x < 10.9.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122214 (Apple Mac OS X v10.9.4 Not Installed (HT6281, HT203015)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94128), Tenable (76317), SecurityFocus (BID 68274†), Secunia (SA59475†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030500†). archives.neohapsis.com is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-66948, VDB-66949, VDB-66951 and VDB-66952. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Apple Apple TV up to 6.1
  • Apple iOS up to 7.1
  • Apple MacOS X up to 10.9.3

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 76317
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.9.x < 10.9.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6298
Researcher: Ian Beer (Cloudfuzzer)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1357 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1357
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66950
X-Force: 94128 - Apple iOS and Apple TV log messages buffer overflow, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 68274 - Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2014-06-30-2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 59475 - Apple OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030500 - Apple iOS Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Let Local Applications Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 45211 - Apple iOS <7.1.2 for Multiple Devices, Apple TV <6.2 and MacOS X 10.9 - 10.9.3 Remote Code Execution in Launchd, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2014 10:41
Updated: 02/08/2022 08:43
Changes: 07/02/2014 10:41 (87), 06/01/2017 04:37 (2), 02/08/2022 08:43 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:AB8:103

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